Gift Card Raffle

A big thankyou to Vito's Pizza, Gourmet Emporium, Foia, and Taloola Cafe for donating gift certificates to our One Month Vegetarian Challenge Event. For every $5 donation you make on the night of our event, you will be entered to win one of these certificates. These restaurants have vegetarian options, and can be seen at http://www.vitospizzeria.net/, http://gourmetemporium.ca/, http://www.taloolacafe.com/, and http://www.foiarestaurant.com/about.html.
Also, Rose, our lovely office manager at Harmony & Health, has provided handmade scarves and earings to be donated as well.

Citrus Quinoa Salad

Here's a refreshing dish that we enjoyed at our staff christmas party. It's a great side dish, as quinoa is light in taste and full of calcium and protein.

1c quinoa
1c diced cucumber, unpeeled
1/2c dried cranberries
1/2c drained canned mandarin oranges
1/4c sunflower seeds or toasted almonds
1/2 red onion
2tbsp chopped fresh coriander or parsley

Dressing:
1tsp grated lemon or lime rind
3tbsp lemon or lime juice
1tbsp raspberry vinegarette dressing
1/4tsp coriander or cumin

Rinse quinoa under cold running water, then drain. In a saucepan, bring 2cups water to boil; stir in quinoa. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes or until water is absorbed and quinoa is transparent. Drain and let cool. In a salad bowl, combine quinoa, cucumber, cranberries, orange sections, almonds, onions and coriander.
Dressing: in a small bowl, mix all dressing ingredients. Pour over salad and mix. Serve immediately. Can be refridgerated for up to 3 days.